15 



Belgian 4 1 Dutch 30 



British 150 French 7 



Canadian 36 ! German 12 



Danish 17 ! Greek 2 



Italian 17 



Japanese 3 



Norwegian 32 



Portuguese 1 



Spanish 3 



Swedish 25 



United States. 104 



A summary of the work performed, the dissemination of the infor- 

 mation, and other miscellaneous business handled by the patrol for 

 1927 follows: 



Washington official messages 424 



Daily routine broadcasts 380 



Special broadcasts (during fog) 8 



Ice information to certain vessels, special 91 



Special ice information requested 55 



Position reports requested 6 



Track information requested 2 



Weather reports received 464 



Water temperature reports received 5, 548 



Ice reports received : 



Steamships 380 



Cape Race radio station 107 



Medical treatment by radio 3 



Violation of steamship tracks reported 1 



Radio compass bearings received 291 



Words handled by radio 274, 407 



As in previous years, the cooperation received from passing ships 

 was generous and indicative of a sincere appreciation of the service 

 which is being financially supported by international contribution. 

 The commander of the ice patrol takes this opportunity to thank all 

 those who assisted in making this past season's work so successful. 



